Katie Squires

Katie E. Squires, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Central Michigan University, where she specializes in child language and literacy, specifically in the area of dyslexia. As a former elementary teacher who became a speech-language pathologist, Dr. Squires has more than 25 years of experience working with preschool and school-age children. She has authored peer-reviewed journal articles, spoke at state and national conferences, and co-authored a chapter in the Handbook of Language and Literacy.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Editor for Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools [Jan 2020-Dec 2022]
• Designed the Structured Language and Literacy Intervention Certificate at Central Michigan University

• Ph.D.| Utah State University, Logan, UT [2013]
• M.S.| Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL [2009]
• B.S. | Rockford University, Rockford, IL [1996]

• Certificate of Clinical Competence| American Speech Language Hearing Association [2010]
• Board Certified Specialist in Child Language and Language Disorders | American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders [2016]
• Indiana Elementary Teacher’s License with endorsements in kindergarten, language arts, and social studies
• Illinois Standard Elementary Teacher’s License with endorsements in language arts and social science
• Michigan Speech-Language Pathologist License from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

• Latin for Orthographers 2 | Michele Mira-Rameau [2021]
• Latin for Orthographers 1| Michele Mira-Rameau [2020]
• Structured Word Inquiry: Beyond the Intro | Rebecca Loveless [2020]
• Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech | Gander Publishing [2016]
• Dyslexia Specialist | Bright Solutions for Dyslexia [2015]

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association| Member, 2010-present
• International Dyslexia Association | Member
• Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association | Member
• ASHA Special Interest Group: Language, Learning, and Education | Member
• ASHA Special Interest Group: Issues in Higher Education | Member
• The Reading League | Member

• Award for Continuing Education | American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2019
• Alumni of the Year Award | Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Dept at Utah State University, 2015

Professor  |  Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI [2013-present]

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in language and literacy
• Supervisor graduate students in providing dyslexia evaluations and treatment

Founder and Director  |  Cache Valley Speech, Language, and Learning Center, Logan, UT [2010-2013]

• Served diverse population of pediatric clients with articulation, language, fluency, and literacy delays and disorders

Speech language Pathologist  |  South LaPorte County Special Education Cooperative, LaPorte, IN [2008-2010]

• Assessment and intervention for students with language and literacy disorders

Teacher | Taught in a variety of school districts in IL and IN [1996-2008]

• Preschool, Kindergarten, Third grade general education

• Spelling: Instructional and intervention frameworks, Handbook of Language and Literacy: Development and Disorders, 2nd ed., The Guilford Press, 2013

• Exploring Best-Worst Scaling for Communication Sciences and Disorders / Perspectives, 2021
• Narratives of expert speech-language pathologists: Defining clinical expertise and supporting knowledge transfer / Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 2019
• Decoding: It’s not all about the letters / Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
• Improving narrative production in children with language disorders: An early-stage efficacy study of a narrative intervention / Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
• The effects of orthographic intervention on spelling and reading performance of students with reading disabilities: A systematic review / Remedial and Special Education, 2016
• Teaching children with autism to ask questions / Journal of the American Academy of Special Education professionals, 2015
• Narrative development in bilingual children with and without language impairments: Macrostructure and microstructure changes / International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2014
• Characteristics of children who struggle with reading: Teachers and speech-language pathologists collaborate to support young learners, 2013
• Addressing the shortage of speech-language pathologists in school settings / Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2013

• Creating a SLLIC Program. International Dyslexia Assocation (IDA). 2021
• Early Intervention SLPs have a Crystal Ball to Predict Literacy Deficits. IDA. 2020
• SLPs and Writing: The Forgotten Aspect of Language. IDA. 2020
• Valuing the Value Pillar of EBP. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). 2019
• Comparing narrative scoring rubrics used with Spanish-English bilingual children. ASHA. 2018
• What makes an expert? Can I be one too? ASHA. 2018
• Early screening is possible, is predictive, and is promising! IDA. 2017
• Identifying morphemes in children’s books: The hows, the whys, and the impact on preschoolers. ASHA. 2017
• The SLP’s Guidebook to Diagnosing Dyslexia. ASHA. 2016
• What SLPs Need to Know About Dyslexia. NSSLHA Gold Coast Conference. 2016
• Multi-Tier Instruction Approach for Preschoolers at Risk for Language & Literacy Impairments: A Feasibility Study. ASHA 2015
• Orthographic Knowledge & Literacy Success in Children with Poor Reading Abilities. ASHA. 2014
• Investigating the Effects of Auditory-verbal and Visuo-spatial
• Working Memory on Decoding Skills in Young Readers. Symposium in Reach on Child Language Disorders. 2014
• The Magic of Collaboration! SLPs & Teachers use RtI to Reach Struggling Readers. ASHA. 2013
• A Comparison of Two Narrative Scoring Procedures with Bilingual Children. Symposium in Reach on Child Language Disorders. 2013
• Word Study Intervention: Multilinguistic Techniques for Promoting Language Literacy Success.ASHA. 2012
• How SLPs Can Use RtI to Help Struggling Early Readers. ASHA. 2012
• A Review of Hypotheses & Neuroimaging Evidence of Dyslexic Bilinguals.ASHA. 2012
• Story retelling of bilingual children with SLI. ASHA. 2011
• Classroom-based narrative intervention for diverse learners: SLP value added.. ASHA. 2010
• Demystifying Dyslexia. Presented for the Lenawee and LISD educators.2021
• Seminar on Dyslexia. Presented for Clare-Gladwin RESD. 2021
• What is Literacy? Presented for the Lenawee and LISD educators. 2021
• Dyslexia: What teachers need to know. Presented for the faculty at Walden Green Montessori School. 2021
• ESSA: Every Student (including those with dyslexia) Succeeds Act: An Overview. Presented for the Michigan chapter of The Reading League.2021
• Dyslexia 201. Building on the basics. Presented for the Ingham ISD. 2021
• Bringing a diagnostic battery directly into a client’s home: Insight into dyslexia evaluation via telepractice. Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (MSHA) 2021.
• Decoding dyslexia for SLPs and Psychs: It’s within our scope, but what is it? Presented for the Ingham ISD. 2020
• What SLPs Need to Know About Dyslexia. MSHA. 2020
• SLPs & Literacy: What is our role? What can we do? Presented for the Ottawa Area ISD. 2020
• Striving for Literacy. Decoding Dyslexia Conference. 2019
• Differentiating Dyslexia: School Identification Versus Clinical Diagnosis. Michigan IDA. 2019
• Dyslexia: What Teachers Need to Know. Arizona IDA. 2019
• Dyslexia in 30 Minutes: What It Is; How to Spot It; What to Do? Presentation for the Michigan Department of Education. Top 10 in Literacy: Moving Literacy Teacher Preparation in Michigan at Central Michigan University. June 2019
• Intervention Strategies for Children with Language and Literacy Impairments. Gratiot-Isabella RESD. 2018
• Dyslexia Detectives: Understanding Assessment. Regional IDA. 2018
• A Survey of the Knowledge and Awareness of Dyslexia in Michigan’s Elementary Public School Teachers. Regional IDA. 2018
• A Teacher’s handbook of dyslexia. Presented for Sacred Heart Academy educators. 2017
• Symptoms of Possible Dyslexia in the Preschool Population and Strategies to Enrich Language and Develop a Foundation for Literacy. The Heart to Shape a Mind Early Childhood Conference. 2017
• Using research to Dispel Myths about Dyslexia. CMU College of Medice Seminar Series. 2017
• The need for early identification of dyslexia: Evidence from screenings of mid-Michigan Head Start Preschoolers. MSHA. 2017
• Sentences to stories: Spoken Language RtI with at-risk learners. Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference. 2016